Spooky Stories of the World - anglais

by Lonely Planet

This spine-tingling collection of spooky stories features over 20 feerie tales from across the globe. Discover bewitching retellings of ghost- and monster-filled myths regaled with ghoulish relish and journey continent-by-continent through this haunting book. With shocks and twists like you wouldn't believe - are you brave enough to read them all?

Packed with mind-boggling mysteries, real unexplained enigmas and traditional stories that are sure to send shivers down your spine, Spooky Stories of the Worldis the ultimate feast for Halloween-loving kids and readers in search of a fright. Meet vampires, werewolves and fearsome monsters that hide in the shadows in this one-of-a-kind round-the-world collection of hair-raising tales.

Inside Spooky Stories of the

- 20 fang-tastic stories from around the world featuring both traditional tales and unexplained mysteries from modern times

- Arranged continent by continent with spooky illustrations , original artwork and simple locator maps throughout

- Chilling tales The Girl and the Chenoo (Canada), The Curupira (Brazil), The Basilisk of Vilnius (Lithuania), The Talking Skull (Cameroon), The Cold Lady (Japan), Tawhaki and the Ponaturi (New Zealand)

Spooky Stories of the World is the much-anticipated follow-up to Myths and Legends of the World . Written by British-Guyanese author and professional storyteller Wendy Shearer, and illustrated by Teo Georgiey, this is the perfect book for curious kids in search of a creepy kick to their reading list and is probably best read with the lights left on!

142 pages, Hardcover

Published November 30, 2023

About the author

OUR STORY
A beat-up old car, a few dollars in the pocket and a sense of adventure. In 1972 that’s all Tony and Maureen Wheeler needed for the trip of a lifetime – across Europe and Asia overland to Australia. It took several months, and at the end – broke but inspired – they sat at their kitchen table writing and stapling together their first travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. Within a week they’d sold 1500 copies and Lonely Planet was born. One hundred million guidebooks later, Lonely Planet is the world’s leading travel guide publisher with content to almost every destination on the planet.

Reviews

[Lydia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved the illustration and attention to detail put into this book. I also really liked how the creators of this book didn’t just choose stories well-known stories. I was particularly interested in the South American and African stories. I can imagine that the stories are just scary enough for little kids to have a fright but not too scary where they would give nightmares.

[Critter · Rating 4 out of 5]

I would like to thank Lonely Planet for providing me with an ARC.

The illustrations featured throughout the book are beautiful. They were fantastic and really added a lot to this book. The stories featured within the book have many that are not featured in anthologies as frequently. It made it feel a bit more unique and stands out more from similar collections.

[Lizanne Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thanks Publishers Weekly for the Grab-a-Galley! The quality of the illustrations is gorgeous. The length of the stories is just right. The wide variety of cultures represented make it a great fit for our IB middle school. We’ve ordered it!

[S. Wigget · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thank Lonely Planet and Publishers Weekly for this ebook.

This book is beautifully illustrated in full color--including a lot of orange and purple, my favorite colors. A map in the front of the book is full color, with illustrations representing the different stories around the world. The illustrations are throughout the book, and the text alternates between black ink on a white background and a black background with white lettering. It's an illustrated book for children rather than what I would call a picture book.

Each region/continent has a brief one-page introduction before the tales from that region begin. These include: Noeth America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Oceana. Many of the stories are ghost stories, but some are about ceyptids and other monsters. The writing style is much like fairy tales.

I'm disappointed that the yeti is described as being from China and Nepal instead of where it's really from: Tibet and Nepal. Stop humoring the illegitimate Chinese occupation of Tibet. That's my only complaint.